Manicure implement.



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J H. REDFEBN. MANXCUBE IMPLEMENT.

(Application filed Sept. 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

RS co. nnovoumod WASHINGTON. g. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT O'rrice.

JAMES H. REDFERN, or BAY MILLS, MICHIGAN.

MANICURE IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.. 650,869, dated June 5,1900. Application filed se' amb'er 28,1899. Serial No. 731,939. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom, it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JAMES H. REDFE'RN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bay- The device also embodiesa pair of tweezers for removing superfluous hair, a scraper for cleaningbeneath the nails, and a keeper for holding the handles and jaws closedwhen not in use.

The implement also embodies means whereby the jaws may be relativelyadjusted for maintaining the same in operative relation to each other.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will appear in the courseof the snbjoined description.

The invention consists in a manicure implement embodying certain novelfeatures and details of construction and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, andincorporated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of amanicure implement constructed in accordance with the present invention,showing the handles and jaws open and the scraper folded. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same, partly in section, showing the handles heldtogether by the keeper and also showing the means for adjusting andpositioning the movable cutting-jaw. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showingthe scraper extended in its operative position. Fig. 4 is a crosssectionon the line w w of Fig. 2, showing the engagement between the adjustablecuttingjaw and the handle to which it is attached. Fig. 5 is a detailcross-section taken on the line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detailsectionon the line 2 z of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The manicure implement contemplated in this invention comprises a pairof handles 1 minating at their extremities in pointed tweezer-jaws 4,which may be used for removing splinters and superfluous hairs from theskin and also in removing small particles of dead skin. One of the jawsis provided with a curved slot 5, through which the other jaw passes,and one of the handles isprovided with a cutting-jaw 6, having anarcuate or curved working edge 7, which cooperates with thecorrespondingly-curved edge 8 of a second jaw 9, securedto the otherhandle. The jaw 9 is provided at opposite sides with parallel stems 10,which are of dovetailed shape in cross-section and which enter and slidewithin correspondingly-shaped dovetail grooves 11 in the opposite sidefaces of the handle 2. By this construction the jaw 9 is capable ofmovement relatively to the handle 2, so as to bring its working edge 8into proper working relation to the edge 7 of the jaw 6. In order toadjust the jaw 9 and fix the adjustment, one or more adjusting andfixing screws 12.are employed, which pass through and are journaled orswiveled in the body portion of the jaw 9, said screw or screws havingeach a threaded shank 13, which engages a threaded opening 14 in thehandle 2. By turning these screws the jaw 9 may be accurately adjustedinto working relation to the jaw 6, and when so adjusted is held fixedby means of said screws. By constructing the cutting-jaws with arcuateor curved working edges a curved out is aiforded which in a singleoperation will trim a fingernail to the desired shape. The jaws arenormally held apart by means of a spring 15, the side edges of one endof which are seated in oppositely-located grooves 16 in the slottedhandle 2 at one end of the slot 5. The free portion of the spring iscurved to conform somewhat to the inner contour of the handle 1 andbears at its free end against the inner portion of said handle, servingto spread the jaws apart and hold them normally in that condition.

In order to hold the handles together when with a laterally-projectingpointed scraper 21, to be used for removing dirt from beneath thenails.When used for this purpose, the keeper is arranged, as shown in Fig. 3,to extend 1ongitudinally from the end of the handle, to

which it is pivotally connected by the clamping-screw 18. Said screw isprovided with a ring or eye 22, forming a handle by which it maybetightened or loosened and also form- 1 ing means for attaching a chainto the device to prevent its accidental loss when carried upon theperson.

handles 1 and 2, with its extremity pointing in the direction of thepivoted ends of the handles,'as illustrated in Fig. 1, where it will beout of the way and not interfere with the operation of trimming thenails. Each of the handles 1 and 2 is also provided adjacent to thetweezer-jaws 4 with shear-blades 23, fastened to the handles, as at 24,and having rela- I tively-oblique cuttin g edges 25, which are actuatedby the compression of the handles and which are designed for the removalof surplus or dead flesh or skin from the hands. The shearblades 23 areprovided at their inner corners with overlapping heel extensions 26,forming guard-fingers to prevent injury to the hands while operating thecuttin g-jaws by preventing portions of the hands and fingers fromgetting caught between the inner corners of the jaws. These heelextensions 26 also slide in contact with each other and preserve thealinement of the blades 23.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a very simple,compact, and efiicient manicure implement which may be safely carried inthe pocket and which is ca pable of performing all of the operationsnecessary for manicuring and treating the hands, and particularly thefinger-nails. It will also hen the scraper is not. in use, the keeper 17is folded between the be understood that various changes in theform,-proportien, and -minor details of constrnction may be resorted towithout departing from the principle or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a manicure implement, a pair of handles, two cutting-jawsrespectively carried thereby and having arcuate working edges extendingtransversely of the handles, and means for regulating the distancebetween the working planes of said edges.

2. In a manicure implement, pivoted handles, cutting-jaws thereon,having arcuate working edges, a stem on one jaw having a slidingengagement with its handle, and an ad j usting-screw passing through thejaw into the handle. V pp 3. In a manicureimplement, pivoted handles,cutting-jaws thereon having 'arcnate working edges, a stem on one jawhaving a dovetailed sliding engagement with one of the handles, andfixing means for said jaw.

4. In a manicure implement,'pivoted handles, arcuate-edged cutting-jawsthereon, parallel stems on one jaw having a sliding engagement with onehandle, and fixing-means for said jaw. p

5. In a manicure implement, arcuate edged cutting-jaws thereomparallelstems on one jaw slidable in facial grooves in one handle, and anadjusting and fixing screw passing through the jaw into the handle. H

6. In a manicure implement, 'cro'ssedand pivoted handles, arcuate-edgedcutting-jaws on adjacent ends thereof, tweezer-jaws at the oppositeends, and intermediate shear-blades with overlapping heel extensions.

7. In a manicure implement, pivoted handles, arcuate-edged cutting-jawsthereon, a keeper hook pivoted to one handle, clamping means for thehook, and a lateral scraper on the hook.

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. V

- JAMES H. REDFERN.

W'itnesses:

W. H. FULLER, ALFRED O. BAILEY.

